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Show THOS. P. HOI REIMS AFTER ABSENCE OF SEVEN YEARS After an absence of eight vears, Thomas p Horn returned home to at j ten. the funeral of his father, which was held yesterday. Mr. Horn is now superintendent of the state training school for boys, at Chehalis, Wash , to which institution he was appointed after brine assistant assist-ant tax commissioner of Olympia for four years. Mr. Horn has 200 boys in his care, and at presi m be is attempting to farm over 200 acres of land, in addition addi-tion to carrying on the usual training In tailoring, carpentry, and shoemak Ing, which i- B regular part of the work ol Washington's industrial school. Superintendent Horn Bays Washington Washing-ton state is enjoying great prosperity prosper-ity Ship building is going ahead with wonderful results and lumbering is being pushed with feverish haste. Wages are very high. Two boys 17 vears of age paroled from his institution institu-tion last week went to jobs paying ?6 a da. ordinary labor is receiving $4 B da) and farm hands $75 per month and keep. Mr. Horn expects to leave tomorrow, as important work is waiting his return. |